Iron Chef

Iron Chef is a Japanese television program made by FujiTV. The original Japanese title is Ryōri no tetsujin (料理の鉄人, "Ironmen of Cooking"). It began airing in 1993 as a half-hour show, and after 23 episodes was expanded to a one-hour format. Aired as a prime-time TV show, the series lasted for six years and more than 300 episodes. The final regular season episode was broadcast in September 1999, with specials continuing to 2002.

10 Best Dishes

(These dishes were picked by Chairman Kaga as the 10 Best Dishes out of about 2,500 during the course of the show)

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• Foie Gras Kanpon (Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba)
• Thinly Sliced Sea Bream with Smoked Organs (Challenger Toshio Tanabe)
• Roti of Homard with Vanilla Lindenbaum Flavoring (Challenger Pierre Ganiére)
• Cocotte of Bacon and Country-Style Cabbage (Challenger Philippe Baton)
• Ayu and Watermelon Mousse (Iron Chef Chen Kenichi)
• Yellowtail with Daikon Radish (Challenger Fumiaki Sato)
• Chinese Cabbage with Mustard (Challenger Sai Gyokubun)
• Roasted Duck Stuffed with Foie Gras (Challenger Dominique Corby)
• Homard Steamed with Seaweed (Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai)
• Ronkonkai Chicken à la Dragée (Challenger Alain Passard)